Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-08-10

jury. While this was going on Deputy sher.
if Gleason stepped up to Clerk Lees desh
with slip of paper containing the names oi
the eleven defendants
"Gmme the two years ones first, he re-
quested in a very business-lide manner, and
as Clerk Lee called out the names: "Mc'
Claughry, Ochs, Leyden, Varnell, Van Pelt,
Wren and Wasserman," Deputy Sheriff
Gleason placed check-mark behind each OF
these names. --....
SNOW the Others" he said, and the four
lucky ones We're checked off in the same bust.
ness way. Sheriff Matson repeated the same
operation with a list of his own. Then there
was comparison between the lists, and the
seven jail-birds were handed over to the dep
uties. In the corridor and ON the sidewalk
people stood in dense throngs watching the
procession go by.
The news of the verdict spread rapidly,
and in less than an hour after it was deliv-
cred everybody who happened to be down
town was talking about it. Among those
who heard the news early was Mike McDon.
aid, whose brother is now under three
years sentence for completely with the gang
The verdict seemed to astound him little
but he did not say much All he would say
was, MCCARTHY is lucky man, and he
ought to know it" 1t was apparent that the
verdict touched Mcdonald in tender spot,
but he declined to express his opinion fully
about it.
II don't like the verdict" said Mr.. Grinnell
decsively. "McClaughrey ought to have
been fined and Mccarthy ought to have been
sentenced to the penitentiary. They ought
to have been sentenced for three years in
stead of two, and think they would have
been had that man Clark been perfectly hon.
est. He was the last man put upon the jury,
and he turned out the traitor in the camp. |
knew all about him the day after he was
sworn in, but it was too late then to right the
wrong"
1t is more than probable that the commis
sioners will accept the verdict of the jury
without attempting to appeal from it. That
seemed to be their determination Friday
night at least. They recognized that they
were treated rather delicately by the jury,
and they are not willing to risk new trial
by new jury and run the risk of getting
three years Casselman, Cells, Oliver, and
Mccarthy will undoubtedly pay their fines,
and the others will consent to go to the peni-
tentiary at once. Dan Wren may object be-
cause he may not want to face Joe Mackin,
but he is the only man who will object
The latest move in the "boodle" trial was
taken Saturday afternoon. Judge Jameson
went over from the south to the north side
at 2 o'clock and opened court. Mr.. Sullivan
appeared in behalf of the men who were
found guilty Friday night He said he was
not ready to argue the motion for a new
trial, and after little talk the judge con-
tinued the matter until some date during the
next term, to be fixed hereafter.
Mr.. Grinnell said be wanted the matter
settled right away, that it was a disgrace
that these men should hold office
after their conviction. Buck" Mccarthy
rose and said: "You can have my resigna-
tion now," but no attention was paid to him.
1t was finally agreed to adjourn court until
Monday morning, when, the court said, he
would set a day for the hearing of the motion
for new trial, provided that in the mean
time the defendants resigned as members of
the county board.
An offer was made on behalf of Ochs, Was
serman, and McClaughrey, that if the court
would grant a motion for new trial they
would plead guilty and accept a $1,000 fine
Of course no attention was paid to this cheeky
proposi tion.